MonsterInsights Google Analytics WordPress plugin XSS vulnerability affects 3 Million Websites
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MonsterInsights Google Analytics WordPress plugin XSS vulnerability affects 3 Million Websites
Vulnerability in WordPress Google Analytics Plugin Hits +3 Million Websites
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MonsterInsights Google Analytics WordPress plugin XSS vulnerability affects up to +3 million websites

The XSS vulnerability can be leveraged to obtain unauthorized access to a website and can lead to user data theft or a full site takeover.

@Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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4•5d

Here’s a gift from me to Google Analytics: 🖕

Vulnerabilities are bound to come up when plugins and software is designed to intrusively collect data from the user.

Helix 🧬
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Serves them right violating their users’ privacy.

@Fortyseven@beehaw.org
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6•8d

TL;DR - the plugin is “MonsterInsights”, a Google Analytics dashboard

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5•8d

I changed the title to make that clear. Thanks.

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